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Interview: Monaco’s new Honorary Consul of Ukraine Alexandre Caracchini
One week into his role as Monaco’s Ukraine consul, Alexandre Caracchini is building community, coordinating aid to families living without heat, and positioning the country for post-war investment.
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Airlines "hacks" away at customer service glitches
Air France is launching a “hackathon” over two days in November. Contrary to its name, it’s not a convention for those with an irritated cough but a chance to win a free return flight with the...
First official visit by Council of Europe
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Mr Thorbjorn Jagland, made an official visit on October 27 to Monaco, the first since the Principality’s accession to the organisation in 2004. The...
Picasso electrician admits to lying about theft
On Monday, October 31, Picasso’s electrician in the 1970s, Pierre Le Guennec, who was found guilty in March 2015 guilty of possessing stolen goods, admitted in a court of appeal in Aix en Provence...
Train service disrupted over safety concerns
On Monday afternoon, SNCF train service was heavily disrupted on the Nice-Ventimiglia, Nice-Tende, Nice and Cannes-Grasse-Draguignan-Les Arcs lines, leaving many travellers stranded and annoyed. SNCF...
Cannabutt case: Dealer conceals cannabis in posterior, sentenced 6 months
The search of a vehicle stopped by police at the Monaco border in June 2014 revealed 145g of cannabis resin. A further search of the three young passengers revealed a bar of 100g of narcotics...
Space exploration film to premiere at Grimaldi Forum
Monaco will premiere the award-winning documentary film, The Last Man on the Moon, in English, at the Grimaldi Forum on Thursday, November 10. A panel, with some of today’s eminent leaders in...
